Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-24
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LOCAL NEWS.

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The Orchard place, North Pleasant
street, was sold by auction Monday, to
Mr.. G. c. Peck. The price paid was
$4,000.
No service will be held at the Y. NJ. G.
\. hall next Sunday afternoon on ac-
count of the baccaaureate at nearly the
same hour.
Mr.. F. 4. Bond has removed the fence
from about his premises, corner of SEM
mary and High streets, thereby greatly
improving their appearance.
The band and the trustees are trying to
procure suitable light for the band
stand. When it comes the band will re-
sumo its Friday evening concerts.
Rev. Mr.. Carpenter preached at st.
Stephens on Sunday, he and his family
having returned to town after Il months
absence in Rhode Island.
The abundant rains of Tuesday and
Wednesday were needed. They will help
along the grass Just at the right time and
insure a good hay crop.
Butter sold in this market. Monday,
at IL and IL cents, the latter for Selec-
tons. \ year ago Monday only II cents
was paid for the best
The cornerstone of the main building
of Vermont academy at SaXton's River,
which Messrs. Smith and Allen of this
place are erecting. was laid day or two
ago with speeches by I.ieut.-Gov. Fuller
and others.
But two persons attended the meeting
of the Village Improvement association
Wednesday evening. and of course nothing
was done. Another meeting will be call
ed after commencement is over.
An old hnt-locll musket that was used
in the battle of Plattsburgh to shoot the
British soldiers was used on Tuesday at
II o'clock, in the south park of this vii
lage, to fire Il salute in honor of the
British sovereigns jubilee.
Mr.. F. a. Bond, the moderator, Judge
Knapp and Dea. Wilcox constituted the
adjourned meeting of the Religious Con-
gregational society of Middlebury, last
Saturday afternoon. Another adjourn
ment of one week was taken.
We are asked to publish this extract
from the village bylaws "No person
shall burn, without permission from the
trustees, any squibs, fire-crackers o.
other fireworks or bonfire in any of tn,
public streets or grounds, under "A penal
ty of five dollars for every offence
Mrs. ). j. Northrup is making eXten
sive repairs on her home, Academy street
Mrs. j. a. Wright has reprinted he
house on South Pleasant street. and Mr.
Upper has done the like to his residence
The latter has force of men at worl
finishing the house on college hill whicl
, he began last fall.
Letters addressed as follows have re
manned at the post-oflice one month un
called-fOr; Miss Ada Chambers, Tin
Dermo, Mrs. VIM. Forest, Miss Sara L
1 Graves. Miss Adde IIulbutt, Miss Lydi
Harris, +. Jones, Elder +. McCulloche
) Henry McClare, John McAlister, Mrs
Mary Mitchell, Francis st. Jock, \. II
Tyler, +. Arthur Watson.
/ The Hawthorne club and its friend
numbered 10 when they got together "A
5 the station, saturday morning, to go o
their trip to the lake. They took the steam
- er GaZelle at Nergennes and went dow
n the creek to the lake, and spent the day o
, its shores and cruising about. The clu
always enjoys itself on these occasion,
and this was no exception to the rule.
=. Residents of the village would do we
5 to cut the grass by the side of the stree
o in front of their premises if they wish t
:, save it. The trustees are cleaning u
the village, and where householder
don't NOV the roadsides the trustees will
a but they can hardly be expected to cut
Is and give it to the owners of abuttin
=, property.
. Daniel Pratt, ''the great America
Y traveller" as he called himself, died tn
II other morning at Chelsea, Mass. II
E. had for many years been in the habit {
- making pilgrimages to the different et
ucatiOnal institutions throughout Ne
England to lecture to the boys, and W
= believe used to visit the college here
his younger days.
II Rev. DIR. White preached at the Coz